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Christopher Heffron

Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
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God’s Messengers

Christopher Heffron July 30, 2025

St. Francis of Assisi praised God for all life: the birds in the sky and the lilies of the field. Even the dog at your feet is a messenger of the Almighty—there to remind you that you are loved and beloved.

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Your Place in Line

Christopher Heffron July 13, 2025

In our opulent era, many of us have become accustomed to acquiring more money, more prestige, more power, more material comforts. Poverty, in its figurative and literal sense, is societally scorned.

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You Are Never Alone

Christopher Heffron July 2, 2025

Being alone can have its blessings—but some of us endure loneliness each and every day. May this prayer be a comfort to those who struggle with solitude.

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St. Francis and the Body of Christ

Christopher Heffron July 2, 2025

Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.”

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